Comments on: Pro Cycling Teams Unveil 2006 Hair Strategy

By: Unknown

Unknown — Thu, 26 Jan 2006 22:51:33 +0000

Leipheimer looks like he’s hooking up with a Devo reunion.http://www.devo-obsesso.com/obsesso/images/gear/plastics/blackpomp-reissue.jpg

By: Unknown

Unknown — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 01:25:34 +0000

Check out today’s update from Cyclingnews.com:http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2006/jan06/jan25newsfor the quote from new signing to the Wiesenhof-AKUD team, Austrian Gerard Trampusch. The hirsute and pierced Trampusch said "Hair length doesn’t play a major role in cycling performance". Fatty you owe it to the sponsors of this team to set Herr Trampusch straight. The team manager has said "we want to ride the Tour sooner or later" but with such a casual attitude from his riders towards what is a major factor in cycling performance they have no chance!

By: JPSOCAL

JPSOCAL — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 20:56:41 +0000

Are you sure that that isn’t a picture of Frodo Baggins’ head grafted onto Jan Ulrich’s body.

By: BIg Mike In Oz

BIg Mike In Oz — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 11:14:48 +0000

I’ve been working of completely ridding myself of the hair on the front half of my head. That gives more leverage to the "power-locks" at the back. As the wind moves around the neck and helmet and enters the vortex behind the neck, the long hair at the back assists in smoothing the airflow and maximising aerodynamic advantage. In some instances the hair can be trained to actually grab chunks of air and throw them rearwards creating a form of propulsion never experienced by the likes of Armstrong, Pantani and Leipheimer.Ekimov is now the unbackable favourite for the 2006 Tour. First, he inherits team leadership in the absence of Armstrong and now he’s cracked the Da Vinci code of the aero-coif.

By: Unknown

Unknown — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 11:08:44 +0000

I suspect another drugs scandal in the wings.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/winter_sports/4601050.stm

By: Unknown

Unknown — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 09:28:38 +0000

I suspect the irony of the story led me to happily assume that the shot of Jan was a mock-up in the style of Levi Leipheimer.Imagine my alarm when I actually followed the link to Cyclingnews to discover that the photo of surfer-boy Jan was, in fact, genuine! Looking good, Jan. Looking real good!

By: Bryn

Bryn — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 07:06:12 +0000

Hilarious stuff Fatty. Best post you’ve done of late, i must say. As Nanget touched on, it makes you wonder what sort of hair would Dr Lammler had, maybe he had the straight up and down mohawk for maximum streamlining. I personally think as a non Jan fan that his hair looks fine, maybe its a new haircut to show he’s a new cyclist. Levi on the other hand seems as though he looks better without any hair if your artwork is correct fatty. Eki’s hair though, well, i ain’t gonna say anything about it. Cheers Fatty, great post, very funny!

By: Nanget

Nanget — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 00:16:49 +0000

Al and BIG Mike have got something here. This could be why Dr. Lammler never won the Tour? Perhaps he could never "style it up".

By: Kelly

Kelly — Mon, 23 Jan 2006 23:22:50 +0000

Hilarious entry. Will I need to change my hair to become a more serious cyclist? If so, I quit. Thanks again, Fatty. I’ve emailed ya and am on Cloud Nine. Sooooo much better than Cloud Eight. They didn’t have an executive washroom there. Also, no cookies.Kelly

By: Susan

Susan — Mon, 23 Jan 2006 22:34:38 +0000

I think all you boys missed one important point. Ullrich’s not only the most talented cyclist around, but he looks damn fine! Anyone man enough to admit you secretly covet those curls?